In 2020 we got 10 Easter Eggers. They have been really great. Out of the 10 chickens we average 6 eggs per day. Backyard chickens should ALMOST be mandatory. So beneficial, useful, can learn alot from having chick's. Their manure is useful as well. It's just one step towards self sustainment. This world talks alot about it, but does not utilize it.
Wow only six a day... I hav had roadh Island reds last few years they produce one a day each until days get shorter they once on the week they may skip one or two
@@carlindurfee7566 well maybe ne have been outthis last week it got down to four degrees we did put a heat light in their nesting box they were fine. I love my Rhode Island reds for a couple of reasons one they're very sweet pretty quiet can be used for both eggs and meat yet they lay quite a few eggs one a day in the winter time they may skip a day
Have raised a lot of chickens over the years and my favorites are ISA Bowns. Good brown egg layers and very mellow personality makes them easy to care for.
Of all the different breeds I have owned for over 50 yrs, the isa browns are number one in my book for egg production and disposition. The ideal 236 breed produce more eggs but they are wild. I guess that is the white leghorn in them as they are a cross between white leghorn and australorpe
My ISA Brown was the most affectionate, cuddly hen I ever had. Followed me around all over the yard. Jumped up into my lap if I sat down. She was smart and understood a few words as well as her name. Came running if I called for her. Sadly she died from reproductive tract cancer.
I just got into chickens about a year ago, and as a supplement give them organic worms and sun flower seeds as a snack..., and I let my 12 chickens forage over 1 acre of land every day...I feed them non gmo nonmedicated, non soy pure organic scratch feed daily...My 2 leghorns are laying about 350 eggs per year , my 2 Orphingtons are laying 320 eggs per year, I have a Red colored chicken that is laying around 315 eggs per year with a beautiful olive colored thick shell, and my Bard rocks and Americana's are laying 310 eggs per year...I must have gotten lucky because out of the 12 mixed breed chickens I bought at 4 months old , I don't have a single chicken that lays less than 310 eggs per year... Maybe they will slow down as they get older but right now they are happy egg laying machines that love me and my grand children and come running to us when they see us...
You have similar egg laying results to my own. My brown leghorns don't lay quite as many eggs as do the whites, but still lay even into old age more than 300 eggs, my Black Minorcas lay close to 300 eggs annually, Ameraucanas 300 to 320, Delawares are laying sometimes 2 eggs at once and straight through the coldest weather, so they are giving me over 300 eggs annually, and so on for all my breeds of chickens. Only the Brahma breeds lay about 200 eggs per winter thru early summer then go stubborn broody for 2 months! I really think a lot of the production depends on the feed and comfort of the hens.
My 7 chickens are laying 6 to 7 eggs a day also on a organic garden..They love the broccoli leaves and kale the most.. They eat a lot of tomatoes and extra zucchini also.. I do give a non gmo organic scratch ..You get out what you put in.
I feed similar to you and my Americana’s lay an eggs almost daily, with the high heat this summer, the production went down a bit, but with the temps cooling they are back to an egg a day.
Chickens have an amazing vocabulary. I've found over twenty calls they make with specific meanings. Fun to raise and very friendly. Loved every minute of it.
We have Buff Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds. The Buffs are way to broody but the RIR's are great layers .Love them, they keep us well supplied with large brown eggs.
I’ve never raised chickens, planning to soon. Great video, and thank you to all the commenters telling of their experience with favorite birds. Gives me more ideas to look into.
WOW WHAT AN INFORMATIVE VIDEO, and well designed. Most of these countries I never thought of as having poultry . So many different breeds that I never heard of, but several I have had. I tend to "go for" the colored egg layers. I have always loved AMERACAUNAS. This year I found 2 breeds that I never heard of, and gave them a try--- very pleased. TRUE BLUE WHITINGS + TRUE GREEN WHITINGS. Both are very good layers, nice, friendly poultry ,and I will order them again. 👍
Mr this is all fake.you do not know any thing about chikens or poltry.this vidio is totaly fake and full of jokes.....there r only 10 to 15 types of chikens in the world best spesies in eggs production........plz go to incyclopiedia for mor knowledge.....font believe on thies fake vidioes.
You left out all the orpingtons. They lay lots of lovely brown eggs and love their humans. My son had one that ran to meet him every day when he got off the schoolbus💕 Another favorite of our family is the black sex link, my husband loved them because they were excellent at eating baby snakes every spring.
l have had Buff Orps, Gold laced Wyandotts and Black Jersey Giant hens. All were wonderful. My Rooster was a Black Jersey Giant and was almost 2 feet tall and was VERY protective of his girls. I saw him run off a racoon but he was a cantankerous SOB and would spur anything that got close. He was also a good dad.
I have two hyline browns and one Australorp, cross hyline brown. One of the hyline browns has laid an 81gram egg, a few weeks later an 82 gram. Her eggs are often around 66 and 67gram. Her name is Gladys.
Speckled Sussexes are one of my favorites. They are very good layers, have their natural instincts, are good foragers, and smart (for a chicken). They are survivors, more so than other breeds I've had.
I'm so glad I found this video!! I have raised some of these breeds before and researched many others. I have some Red Stars coming in soon and I'm very excited about this! Also I love the different shades that come from Americanas, such pretty eggs
Leghorns for the win... Small tidy birds who seldom go off lay during the winter months, and are pretty ecconomic on feed too. Eggs are a bit smaller - but of wonderful flavour and quality.
I have some on order now with several other breeds for my mixed flock of about 200. I hope they are as good as everyone says. I live in the mountains in a pretty harsh climate so I really like hardy friendly birds.
Nice job! The California Grey gets my vote for a white egg layer, and Delawares for brown. I've raised both for years and they're great layers, good in cold weather, gentle, and hardy.
@@gypsyHAASy FYI: Cinnamon Queen chickens are a cross between a Rhode Island Red rooster and a Rhode Island White hen. I’m looking for to receiving my chic in March.
@@jes6427 sorry. We got ours at tractor supply last spring. They are awesome and produce a ton of eggs. 25+ a week on average now that they are full grown.
Had a 4 chicken flock of buff Orpingtons. in a year two were killed by predators and one just dropped dead. Now have 4 ISA browns and one buff. The isa browns are much more energetic and are a cohesive unit. They are doing much better than the orpingtons. Lay a lot of eggs , one a day from each hen. They do complain loudly if they want something but are otherwise pretty calm and easy to herd. They are curious and friendly. The orpington is the old lady wise bird now. Doesn't lay but keeps an eye out for cats and suspicious things in the sky. Love them all.
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That was great to watch, so informative. I grew up in the country and we had chickens for awhile, but got rid of them and just got our eggs from our neighbor who had a bird sanctuary. He had every type of bird imaginable, but also had chickens for laying. Now my sister has chickens and I can get them from her. So many different types to choose from. If I ever got any for myself, I would have to get one that doesn't lay that many eggs.
If you get too many eggs, you can always donate them to a food bank. That's what I do. I also give them to my friends who don't have chickens, and donate others to homeless shelters. I have a flock of fourteen layers, and even in the winter they produce more eggs than we can eat! But I wouldn't give up a single one of my girls.
yep they are quite the friendly bird. I had 6 in my flock a few years ago and my father was visiting sitting outside in a lawn chair when the specks came up I got some bread and tossed it to him and on him and he had a lap full of chickens
@@aliahmedson2 Bhai mt pardna is chkr mien, Australorp G1 garlic ki trha hike creat key hui thi, mae nae apna setup khtm kr dia hae, sara loss hua hae, wese egg laying 320+ he hae per year.
Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it. I have six 3-yr old hens - Light Brahma, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, Jersey Giant and Leghorn. A month ago I ordered 16 chicks, each a different breed, different egg colors. My chickens are pets. They get mealworm treats, cooking scraps, picked up and petted. The older girls free range on my 2 acres. They come when I call them.
I agree. That’s why I chose Orpington. The Astralorpes (spelling?) are the same type just black. They’re friendly, easy going, great eggers and meaty. Although I love my girls too much to eat the, lol.
I have eight French Coppers Marans who lay beautiful large chocolate brown eggs, and eight Light Bramas that lay light brown eggs. Both are friendly and hearty . They have feathers on their legs that help them stay warm in winter. I love my chickens!
fWhite Leghorn can lay more than 280 eggs per year. Infact, most of them can lay up to 300 or more. I've had a White Leghorn before and she lays almost everyday (except in the winter). The biggest problem about them is that they fly way too much! Her first few eggs was literally found under our neighbors (she flew over the fence and loved doing it) and she just kepting on visiting them.
I have 3 three-week-old white leghorn chicks and they are so flighty! They can already fly over 15" high out of their brooder and back in again when I lift the screen on top off. Meanwhile, my Australorp chick and Golden Comets of the same age are not flighty at all.
I love my leghorns. Great egg layers that lay large white eggs, have a small appetite and are typically healthy and low maintenance. They are not as cold hardy because of their larger combs but have done well in my area of zone 7a-b, only having to use extra protections during abnormal cold weather events. They thrive as Free-range birds since they enjoy foraging and their agility make them a little better at predator evasion and though mine only Free-range part time they give no issue returning to their safe enclosure and are usually the first to roost. They don't go broody or raise young well but that can be remedied with another breed like the one we have recently fallen in love with and that is the Buff Orpington, the Hens are more friendlier than the Leghorn Hens and a little hungrier too lol.
I love my bantams - much more cost effective to feed than heavy breeds. Mine are excellent layers but they do go broody. I let them do their thing so always manage to score at least one who stops sitting, moults then starts laying again late summer so they continue laying all winter for me. My bantam Wyandotte was still laying 5 eggs a week at 8 years old. It's her 9th year now and she's slowed down a bit.
Pheasant keepers often raise bantams to be foster mothers for their game/exotic-ornamental birds. Partly because they go broody (incubating the eggs so chicks hatch), partly because they are light weight, so won't crush the eggs of even smaller species (like golden or Lady Amherst pheasants). (Most pheasants will sit on their own eggs also, but by taking them away to a bantam or incubator, the pheasant hens will typically try to lay more to overcome the apparent predation.) Want to start your own avicultural zoo?
5:09 polish chickens i believe aren't from Poland. The name comes from the hats of polish militants resembling the crests of polish chickens, also the polish chickens have many different names but they are believed to be from the Netherlands as depicted in their old paintings (i forgot what they're called). Also polish chickens can lay a lot of eggs once they get into the rythme of laying, we have 6 beautiful white crested black polish hens and they give us 3-4 egg daily, and we just added 4 more silver laced polish hens 2 days ago! 5 eggs harvested from 10 hens on the first day I'd say that's a keeper right there!
Amazing birds that we take for granted, who have been feeding the human race with eggs and delicious chicken meat for thousands of years, in almost every native culture around the world. There is a really great book by Andrew Lawler called "Why Did The Chicken Cross The World?" which covers their fascinating history.
So hard to pick favorites! Lol I love my Sapphire Gems, my Australorps are delightful - reliable layers & love to be petted, my Polish are ditzy & funny, and I’m really looking forward to my Cream Crested Legbar pullets growing up to be beautiful hens,
My Cream Legbars are delightful - full of personality, very cute with their crests (I call their crests "hairdos") and bright colors,, and they reliably lay beautiful sky-blue large eggs every day.
We have had 4 isa browns since last spring. Got them as chicks. I have been getting 1 egg from each of them since July! In 1 week I will have Welsummers to add to the flock. And a rooster!
Had me some golden comets loved them one once laid a 3.6 ozer wow that must have hurt, her name was Jezabelle she would hang out with me while I was working the coop and run even land on my shoulder.
Chickens are almost all descended from Red Junglefowl, native to India and SE Asia. They were probably domesticated first in that part of the world, so more time for mutation & selective breeding to create different breeds.
I used to have a leghorn hen. I thought I got an egg almost every day except for a few cold days in the winter. But I live in warmer climate, so the winter is short and not cold at all. And it seemed the leghorn delivered more than 300 eggs a year. But according to this, it's not at the top of the list. But hens that lay too many eggs a year don't live very long. It's too stressful on the body.
I've been looking for low egg layers - can't eat eggs but live having chickens in the orchards - so this has been very handy. Most aren't available in Australia but Pekins seem doable and a couple of others.
You can't beat old english games for what you're looking for. They do lay eggs but often quit to set when they get a clutch. They are relatively able to forage for themselves and eat tons of bugs.
You could have a flock of just roosters if you aren't worried about noise. Roosters will only attack eachother if they have to fight for hens, and you can get them for basically free because people don't need more than one if they have hens
@@yeet1066 Apparently you've never had game cocks. They will kill themselves to get through a knot hole to get to another rooster to kill him hen or no hen. 😁
Thank you sir, what a God given friend of family? Great show on colors of eggs n bird feathers n their ability to sustain humanity only if men stop fighting.
My favorites are some you don't show. I have 4 Sapphire Gem hens. They are fantastic layers of about 300 large to extra large brown eggs per year. Friendly birds and easy to handle.
SG are also the breed I have. I only have two hens now and I get 8 eggs per week. One lady laid every other day through our below 0 temps. They are so sweet!!
my favorite is the brahma, love the roosters they are huge and dominant. very good at protecting flock. very independent animal likes to be alone. they do eat a lot though.
Next spring will be our first time having chickens for eggs. I am leaning toward the Chantecler as from what I have read and seen is they are a good dual purpose and a strong producer even in the winter. They are also on the critical list unless that has changed.
You have lost your mind, AUSTRALORP produce 280-310 the first three years. One hen has produced 365 eggs in a year, only toped by a leghorn at 366 eggs in a year. Other than that Great video!
Thank you for the information. This is presented based on the average egg production by breeds. However, there are several individual cases which can vary depending on their diet, health, environment and many other factors.
I just got chickens 2 weeks ago. They're are cream legbar mixes and 1 out of the 3 has quite a bit of auracana. She's grey with muffs and lays these very pretty pale blue eggs 🥰. The other 2 lay greenie coloured eggs (might be considered sage?)and look like most clb. They all very lovely, they a little nervous about being in a new place but are easy to handle once you catch them. They're names are Ducky, Pigeon and Goose
@@chelseahill1293 this must be so exciting!! I can't remember the first time I had chickens cause I was a baby girl! As for Ducky... you'll win her over with food 😉🤣
Just hatched 4 Bielefelder chicks didn't see them on the list. Bread in the 1970s Germany. Bielefelder kennhuhn lay up to 360 eggs a year the bantam version lays about 160 eggs a year. Very docile great family chickens. very big!!
Rhode Island Red is what I am most familiar with, but on the goat farm we didn't check to see their breed of chicken they were probably mixed breeds of chicken.
Nice Presentation, Thanks. Of Course The Ones That produce the most. USA breeds. However, There Lovely Looking Breeds All Over, It Looks Like. They Are Beautiful. ❤️
These must be averages and somewhat situational. My chocolate Marans definitely put out more than the Marans listed here. My Ameracaunas really crank them out too. Had isa browns a while ago and they definitely lay in that 300 range and they were a bit more friendly and trusting of people than my marans or ameracaunas. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of these breeds. They all seem to do well here in MN.
We keep and hatch Black Australorps and Rhode Island Reds. My kids enjoy the extra money they earn all summer. Friendly, do well in captivity, and handle winter weather well.
Very well put together video on the breds and egg production and colour. I have faverolle, Wyndotte, Sussex, Aracarn, Austrolpes, Brahmas, bianco di suluzzo, Sicilian also. Thank you for this video.
In 2020 we got 10 Easter Eggers. They have been really great. Out of the 10 chickens we average 6 eggs per day. Backyard chickens should ALMOST be mandatory. So beneficial, useful, can learn alot from having chick's. Their manure is useful as well. It's just one step towards self sustainment. This world talks alot about it, but does not utilize it.
You can put chicken tunnels in your garden and they will eat the bugs and can’t reach your plants.
Wow only six a day... I hav had roadh Island reds last few years they produce one a day each until days get shorter they once on the week they may skip one or two
I would look at adding in some calcium and protein, you should be getting more like 8 eggs a day. Just a thought
@@Valerie-bb5hi I live in rhode island are they good for the cold?
@@carlindurfee7566 well maybe ne have been outthis last week it got down to four degrees we did put a heat light in their nesting box they were fine. I love my Rhode Island reds for a couple of reasons one they're very sweet pretty quiet can be used for both eggs and meat yet they lay quite a few eggs one a day in the winter time they may skip a day
Chickens producing 200 eggs annually start at 15:34. 300 egges annually starts at 21:43
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Thanks much
Why show non egg producers/ meat birds at all
@@slowtaknow because the lay eggs as well.
Have raised a lot of chickens over the years and my favorites are ISA Bowns. Good brown egg layers and very mellow personality makes them easy to care for.
Great, Thankyou for sharing 👍🏼
I have a few "Isa Brown X New Hampshire Red" cross, they are amazing .... 👍🐓🐔🐣🐤🐥🔹😀
I like isa browns myself they seem very calm
Of all the different breeds I have owned for over 50 yrs, the isa browns are number one in my book for egg production and disposition. The ideal 236 breed produce more eggs but they are wild. I guess that is the white leghorn in them as they are a cross between white leghorn and australorpe
My ISA Brown was the most affectionate, cuddly hen I ever had. Followed me around all over the yard. Jumped up into my lap if I sat down. She was smart and understood a few words as well as her name. Came running if I called for her. Sadly she died from reproductive tract cancer.
I just got into chickens about a year ago, and as a supplement give them organic worms and sun flower seeds as a snack..., and I let my 12 chickens forage over 1 acre of land every day...I feed them non gmo nonmedicated, non soy pure organic scratch feed daily...My 2 leghorns are laying about 350 eggs per year , my 2 Orphingtons are laying 320 eggs per year, I have a Red colored chicken that is laying around 315 eggs per year with a beautiful olive colored thick shell, and my Bard rocks and Americana's are laying 310 eggs per year...I must have gotten lucky because out of the 12 mixed breed chickens I bought at 4 months old , I don't have a single chicken that lays less than 310 eggs per year... Maybe they will slow down as they get older but right now they are happy egg laying machines that love me and my grand children and come running to us when they see us...
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You have similar egg laying results to my own. My brown leghorns don't lay quite as many eggs as do the whites, but still lay even into old age more than 300 eggs, my Black Minorcas lay close to 300 eggs annually, Ameraucanas 300 to 320, Delawares are laying sometimes 2 eggs at once and straight through the coldest weather, so they are giving me over 300 eggs annually, and so on for all my breeds of chickens. Only the Brahma breeds lay about 200 eggs per winter thru early summer then go stubborn broody for 2 months! I really think a lot of the production depends on the feed and comfort of the hens.
You give them all those goodies and feed us Bullshit.
My 7 chickens are laying 6 to 7 eggs a day also on a organic garden..They love the broccoli leaves and kale the most.. They eat a lot of tomatoes and extra zucchini also.. I do give a non gmo organic scratch
..You get out what you put in.
I feed similar to you and my Americana’s lay an eggs almost daily, with the high heat this summer, the production went down a bit, but with the temps cooling they are back to an egg a day.
My favorite chicken breed is the Buff Orpington, gentle, good egg and meat bird !
Chickens have an amazing vocabulary. I've found over twenty calls they make with specific meanings. Fun to raise and very friendly. Loved every minute of it.
Interesting, thank you very much for this information 👍🏼
Thank you for posting this very useful information about all of these fabulous chicken breeds! Very interesting!!!!
We have Buff Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds. The Buffs are way to broody but the RIR's are great layers .Love them, they keep us well supplied with large brown eggs.
That what I have found with my Buffs Orpington's very broody breed. I just have 2 or 3 for a mix of birds.
And nice tender snatch to brood yonder
@@clintonhoward2139 My Orphingtons were always such broody hens too!
I’ve never raised chickens, planning to soon. Great video, and thank you to all the commenters telling of their experience with favorite birds. Gives me more ideas to look into.
Once you start, you will never want to be without them. They are fun to watch too.
WOW WHAT AN INFORMATIVE VIDEO, and well designed. Most of these countries I never thought of as having poultry . So many different breeds that I never heard of, but several I have had. I tend to "go for" the colored egg layers. I have always loved AMERACAUNAS. This year I found 2 breeds that I never heard of, and gave them a try--- very pleased. TRUE BLUE WHITINGS + TRUE GREEN WHITINGS. Both are very good layers, nice, friendly poultry ,and I will order them again. 👍
Serama 200 eggs anually, you mus be kidding..
Mr this is all fake.you do not know any thing about chikens or poltry.this vidio is totaly fake and full of jokes.....there r only 10 to 15 types of chikens in the world best spesies in eggs production........plz go to incyclopiedia for mor knowledge.....font believe on thies fake vidioes.
You left out all the orpingtons. They lay lots of lovely brown eggs and love their humans. My son had one that ran to meet him every day when he got off the schoolbus💕 Another favorite of our family is the black sex link, my husband loved them because they were excellent at eating baby snakes every spring.
They had the buff orpington listed from England
@@ajalicea1091I never saw it either
l have had Buff Orps, Gold laced Wyandotts and Black Jersey Giant hens. All were wonderful. My Rooster was a Black Jersey Giant and was almost 2 feet tall and was VERY protective of his girls. I saw him run off a racoon but he was a cantankerous SOB and would spur anything that got close. He was also a good dad.
Sounds like my rooster Bucko.
That Jersey Giant had giant pile of 💩under her. Would hate to clean up after those!😅
I have two hyline browns and one Australorp, cross hyline brown. One of the hyline browns has laid an 81gram egg, a few weeks later an 82 gram. Her eggs are often around 66 and 67gram. Her name is Gladys.
Hahahaha that's so cool. Nice name
@@qweqwe1324 She is named after the ex Premier of NSW. Gladys Berejiklian, my Gladys is Berechicklian...
Speckled Sussexes are one of my favorites. They are very good layers, have their natural instincts, are good foragers, and smart (for a chicken). They are survivors, more so than other breeds I've had.
they do well against predators?
I am also breeding this sussex, but they do Not lay 250 eggs per year. More 150 per year.
My faves are Austrolorp, Ameracaunas, RIR, Copper Marans, Plymouth Rocks, Dominique’s and Orpingtons. I also had a Cochin I loved.
I'm so glad I found this video!! I have raised some of these breeds before and researched many others. I have some Red Stars coming in soon and I'm very excited about this! Also I love the different shades that come from Americanas, such pretty eggs
Great, Thanks for sharing 👍🏼
Excellent research. Couldn't ask for better. Thank you for your hard work.❤️
Thank you very much for your kind support 🙏🏼😊
best 22:50 min I've spent in a long time
Leghorns for the win... Small tidy birds who seldom go off lay during the winter months, and are pretty ecconomic on feed too. Eggs are a bit smaller - but of wonderful flavour and quality.
Leghorns for the win for sure! Sweet, sweet girls if raised from hatchlings and handled regularly. Fun personalities too!
My legghorns lay very large eggs
speckled Sussex are the friendliest (towards people) and inquisitive chickens I have ever raised. They are a great addition to a mixed flock
I have some on order now with several other breeds for my mixed flock of about 200. I hope they are as good as everyone says. I live in the mountains in a pretty harsh climate so I really like hardy friendly birds.
Nice job! The California Grey gets my vote for a white egg layer, and Delawares for brown. I've raised both for years and they're great layers, good in cold weather, gentle, and hardy.
Thankyou 🙏🏼😊
I’m going with a hybrid: Cinnamon Queen 280-300 jumbo brown eggs annually, early layers, cold hardy, very calm and friendly birds.
@@gypsyHAASy FYI: Cinnamon Queen chickens are a cross between a Rhode Island Red rooster and a Rhode Island White hen. I’m looking for to receiving my chic in March.
I have had many breeds and several mixes. My favorite by far was the Golden Comet for production, quiet, ease of handling, etc.
I have two Golden Comets and they are some of my friendliest
i have a deathlayer that is so calm
Nice sharing, this video contains lot of information. Thank you and keep sharing, nice back ground muaic
Wow! Thanks for putting all that info together!
We have 4 isa browns and we love them. They are our first chickens and are surprisingly friendly. They average 3 eggs a day between the 4 of them.
im looking for isa brown chicks everywhere in my area and cant find any :*(
@@jes6427 sorry. We got ours at tractor supply last spring. They are awesome and produce a ton of eggs. 25+ a week on average now that they are full grown.
@@jes6427 We ordered ours from tractor supply
Had a 4 chicken flock of buff Orpingtons. in a year two were killed by predators and one just dropped dead. Now have 4 ISA browns and one buff. The isa browns are much more energetic and are a cohesive unit. They are doing much better than the orpingtons. Lay a lot of eggs , one a day from each hen. They do complain loudly if they want something but are otherwise pretty calm and easy to herd. They are curious and friendly. The orpington is the old lady wise bird now. Doesn't lay but keeps an eye out for cats and suspicious things in the sky. Love them all.
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That was great to watch, so informative. I grew up in the country and we had chickens for awhile, but got rid of them and just got our eggs from our neighbor who had a bird sanctuary. He had every type of bird imaginable, but also had chickens for laying. Now my sister has chickens and I can get them from her. So many different types to choose from. If I ever got any for myself, I would have to get one that doesn't lay that many eggs.
If you get too many eggs, you can always donate them to a food bank. That's what I do. I also give them to my friends who don't have chickens, and donate others to homeless shelters. I have a flock of fourteen layers, and even in the winter they produce more eggs than we can eat! But I wouldn't give up a single one of my girls.
You can also dehydrate them. They're great!
New Hampshire reds and Delaware’s are what we currently have. So far after 2 years they have been great layers and fun to have around.
yep they are quite the friendly bird. I had 6 in my flock a few years ago and my father was visiting sitting outside in a lawn chair when the specks came up I got some bread and tossed it to him and on him and he had a lap full of chickens
I have 5 New Hampshire reds and 5 Delaware's I just picked up from the hatchery. They are so cute. I hope they are good layers
I own a small Australorp farm, they lay around 358 eggs per year
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Love my Australorp
Good to hear that.. where do you reside brother?
May i have the opportunity to visit your farm
@@aliahmedson2 Bhai mt pardna is chkr mien, Australorp G1 garlic ki trha hike creat key hui thi, mae nae apna setup khtm kr dia hae, sara loss hua hae, wese egg laying 320+ he hae per year.
Great video, now I have a reference for when I need more hens!
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Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it. I have six 3-yr old hens - Light Brahma, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, Jersey Giant and Leghorn. A month ago I ordered 16 chicks, each a different breed, different egg colors. My chickens are pets. They get mealworm treats, cooking scraps, picked up and petted. The older girls free range on my 2 acres. They come when I call them.
My favorite chicken that wasn’t listed is the Buff Orpington 👍 plenty of eggs, great disposition, also a meat bird !
I agree. That’s why I chose Orpington. The Astralorpes (spelling?) are the same type just black. They’re friendly, easy going, great eggers and meaty. Although I love my girls too much to eat the, lol.
I have eight French Coppers Marans who lay beautiful large chocolate brown eggs, and eight Light Bramas that lay light brown eggs. Both are friendly and hearty . They have feathers on their legs that help them stay warm in winter. I love my chickens!
Don't they need extra cleaning, if they have feathered legs?
Those chocolate colored eggs are beautiful.
fWhite Leghorn can lay more than 280 eggs per year. Infact, most of them can lay up to 300 or more. I've had a White Leghorn before and she lays almost everyday (except in the winter). The biggest problem about them is that they fly way too much! Her first few eggs was literally found under our neighbors (she flew over the fence and loved doing it) and she just kepting on visiting them.
I have 3 three-week-old white leghorn chicks and they are so flighty! They can already fly over 15" high out of their brooder and back in again when I lift the screen on top off. Meanwhile, my Australorp chick and Golden Comets of the same age are not flighty at all.
I love my leghorns. Great egg layers that lay large white eggs, have a small appetite and are typically healthy and low maintenance.
They are not as cold hardy because of their larger combs but have done well in my area of zone 7a-b, only having to use extra protections during abnormal cold weather events.
They thrive as Free-range birds since they enjoy foraging and their agility make them a little better at predator evasion and though mine only Free-range part time they give no issue returning to their safe enclosure and are usually the first to roost.
They don't go broody or raise young well but that can be remedied with another breed like the one we have recently fallen in love with and that is the Buff Orpington, the Hens are more friendlier than the Leghorn Hens and a little hungrier too lol.
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This is a great video. Didn't know Ayam Cemanis were only 80 eggs!
Wish they talk about the size of the eggs as well.
I love my bantams - much more cost effective to feed than heavy breeds. Mine are excellent layers but they do go broody. I let them do their thing so always manage to score at least one who stops sitting, moults then starts laying again late summer so they continue laying all winter for me. My bantam Wyandotte was still laying 5 eggs a week at 8 years old. It's her 9th year now and she's slowed down a bit.
Pheasant keepers often raise bantams to be foster mothers for their game/exotic-ornamental birds. Partly because they go broody (incubating the eggs so chicks hatch), partly because they are light weight, so won't crush the eggs of even smaller species (like golden or Lady Amherst pheasants). (Most pheasants will sit on their own eggs also, but by taking them away to a bantam or incubator, the pheasant hens will typically try to lay more to overcome the apparent predation.) Want to start your own avicultural zoo?
I love Golden Comets. Great layers. They would jump up into my lap when I would sit near them.
Love the fact that this popped up in my recommended. This says so much about me lol. Great video though, super informative!
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5:09 polish chickens i believe aren't from Poland. The name comes from the hats of polish militants resembling the crests of polish chickens, also the polish chickens have many different names but they are believed to be from the Netherlands as depicted in their old paintings (i forgot what they're called). Also polish chickens can lay a lot of eggs once they get into the rythme of laying, we have 6 beautiful white crested black polish hens and they give us 3-4 egg daily, and we just added 4 more silver laced polish hens 2 days ago! 5 eggs harvested from 10 hens on the first day I'd say that's a keeper right there!
Mine also lay a lot more 100 a year for sure
What a beautifully done video you gave us! THANK YOU! :)
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Amazing birds that we take for granted, who have been feeding the human race with eggs and delicious chicken meat for thousands of years, in almost every native culture around the world. There is a really great book by Andrew Lawler called "Why Did The Chicken Cross The World?" which covers their fascinating history.
So hard to pick favorites! Lol I love my Sapphire Gems, my Australorps are delightful - reliable layers & love to be petted, my Polish are ditzy & funny, and I’m really looking forward to my Cream Crested Legbar pullets growing up to be beautiful hens,
My Cream Legbars are delightful - full of personality, very cute with their crests (I call their crests "hairdos") and bright colors,, and they reliably lay beautiful sky-blue large eggs every day.
We have had 4 isa browns since last spring. Got them as chicks. I have been getting 1 egg from each of them since July! In 1 week I will have Welsummers to add to the flock. And a rooster!
Had me some golden comets loved them one once laid a 3.6 ozer wow that must have hurt, her name was Jezabelle she would hang out with me while I was working the coop and run even land on my shoulder.
If you love your chickens more, they produce tastier eggs.
Great video! I have booted bantam, dutch Holland bleu, barnevelder, Sumatra and Silkie They lay nice eggs!🐔
Thanks for this great video! Very informative- well done!
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Great. Many breeds i didnt even know. And I never knew that india has that many breeds.
Chickens are almost all descended from Red Junglefowl, native to India and SE Asia. They were probably domesticated first in that part of the world, so more time for mutation & selective breeding to create different breeds.
Holy Frick that was the best video I've ever watched. More pls
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I used to have a leghorn hen. I thought I got an egg almost every day except for a few cold days in the winter. But I live in warmer climate, so the winter is short and not cold at all. And it seemed the leghorn delivered more than 300 eggs a year. But according to this, it's not at the top of the list. But hens that lay too many eggs a year don't live very long. It's too stressful on the body.
I've been looking for low egg layers - can't eat eggs but live having chickens in the orchards - so this has been very handy. Most aren't available in Australia but Pekins seem doable and a couple of others.
I've had a silver seabright for a few years and she rarely lays eggs. They seem to have a good temperament, plus they're funny, tiny little birds haha
You can't beat old english games for what you're looking for. They do lay eggs but often quit to set when they get a clutch. They are relatively able to forage for themselves and eat tons of bugs.
You could have a flock of just roosters if you aren't worried about noise. Roosters will only attack eachother if they have to fight for hens, and you can get them for basically free because people don't need more than one if they have hens
@@yeet1066 Apparently you've never had game cocks. They will kill themselves to get through a knot hole to get to another rooster to kill him hen or no hen. 😁
You can sell the eggs. Free range eggs go for a premium as well.
Not surprised to see the Black Stars near the top of the list. My Ameracaunas are also faves.
Thank you sir, what a God given friend of family?
Great show on colors of eggs n bird feathers n their ability to sustain humanity only if men stop fighting.
Never thought I'd watch a chicken tier list
We love the True Blue and the Amber Stars …. good layers and sweet chickens!
Really don't care about eggs.
Came here to see all the different breeds of these cuties and now I want them all🤣
My favorites are some you don't show. I have 4 Sapphire Gem hens. They are fantastic layers of about 300 large to extra large brown eggs per year. Friendly birds and easy to handle.
SG are also the breed I have. I only have two hens now and I get 8 eggs per week. One lady laid every other day through our below 0 temps. They are so sweet!!
my favorite is the brahma, love the roosters they are huge and dominant. very good at protecting flock. very independent animal likes to be alone. they do eat a lot though.
What a provision ! Take your Pick.😊
My favorite breed is the Buff Orpington. They so FLUFFY and from what I understand they are good for eggs and meat
You can't go wrong with buffs for gentleness, hardiness, foraging, good meat, and good layers and they'll even hatch their own replacements.
Next spring will be our first time having chickens for eggs. I am leaning toward the Chantecler as from what I have read and seen is they are a good dual purpose and a strong producer even in the winter. They are also on the critical list unless that has changed.
@@reasonwarrior Thank you very much for the encouragement! It is very much appreciated.
These numbers seem to be low compared to every other resource I have checked. My ISA Brown lays an egg almost every day.
Pretty cool video
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Black Australorps are my all time favorites, followed by Speckled Sussex
I have
Frizzle: 8:03
Silkie: 10:36
Golden laced wyondotte: 16:39
Plymouth rock: 17:28
Speckled sussex: 19:58
Rhode island red: 20:35
australorp: 20:42
Leghorn: 21:31
Golden comet: 22:31
You missed a lot of breeds!
Very interesting and informative .
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Thanks for the education. Buck, buck, BUCKAAAAAWK!
You have lost your mind, AUSTRALORP produce 280-310 the first three years.
One hen has produced 365 eggs in a year, only toped by a leghorn at 366 eggs in a year.
Other than that Great video!
Thank you for the information. This is presented based on the average egg production by breeds. However, there are several individual cases which can vary depending on their diet, health, environment and many other factors.
@@NativeAnimals True, When I had Turkins, they laid over 320 eggs their first 3 years!
Great news !
Very nice informative video❤.
Orpingtons and Dominique are my favorite. Both good layers, and if you want chicks, Orpington will go broody.
Wow! What a great presentation. Thank you.
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I just got chickens 2 weeks ago. They're are cream legbar mixes and 1 out of the 3 has quite a bit of auracana. She's grey with muffs and lays these very pretty pale blue eggs 🥰. The other 2 lay greenie coloured eggs (might be considered sage?)and look like most clb. They all very lovely, they a little nervous about being in a new place but are easy to handle once you catch them. They're names are Ducky, Pigeon and Goose
Great, Thankyou for sharing and enjoy your time with them 👍🏼
So happy for you! Is this the first time you have chickens?
Love their names, I had a lovebird named Ducky, another one Condor 🤣
@@fhentastic yes it is! They're so cute! Ducky is a glutton and gets over her skittishness when food is involved 😂
@@chelseahill1293 this must be so exciting!! I can't remember the first time I had chickens cause I was a baby girl!
As for Ducky... you'll win her over with food 😉🤣
Wow. Thanks
The music makes me feel as if I'm riding horse back across the wilderness looking at all the chickens
Very informative and helpful video. Thank you
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Great video
Fascinating!!!! Thank you
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My girls are Red Shavers, friendly chilled out hens. Reliable layers.
Wow i love this video i love all chickens and chickens are my favorite animal i have 3 of them and i saw one in this video
Just hatched 4 Bielefelder chicks didn't see them on the list. Bread in the 1970s Germany. Bielefelder kennhuhn lay up to 360 eggs a year the bantam version lays about 160 eggs a year. Very docile great family chickens. very big!!
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Rhode Island Red is what I am most familiar with, but on the goat farm we didn't check to see their breed of chicken they were probably mixed breeds of chicken.
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Great video thanks for the info! 🌸 🌼 🌻 🌞 🐤 🐣 🐥
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Nice Presentation, Thanks.
Of Course The Ones That produce the most.
USA breeds.
However, There Lovely Looking Breeds All Over, It Looks Like. They Are Beautiful. ❤️
These must be averages and somewhat situational. My chocolate Marans definitely put out more than the Marans listed here. My Ameracaunas really crank them out too. Had isa browns a while ago and they definitely lay in that 300 range and they were a bit more friendly and trusting of people than my marans or ameracaunas. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of these breeds. They all seem to do well here in MN.
All beautiful and what a benefit for mankind! Thanks for the great and highly informative video! Well done!
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My Frost White Legbar laid a 3.06 ounce egg. She’s a tiny thing but frequently lays jumbos and extra large.
We keep and hatch Black Australorps and Rhode Island Reds. My kids enjoy the extra money they earn all summer. Friendly, do well in captivity, and handle winter weather well.
This is an interesting and highly Informative Mr. Hansen 👏👏👏
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Awsome ! Thank you
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Very well put together video on the breds and egg production and colour. I have faverolle, Wyndotte, Sussex, Aracarn, Austrolpes, Brahmas, bianco di suluzzo, Sicilian also. Thank you for this video.
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this video is so useful
Excellent video, I used to have Rhode island red and golden comet laying hen's back in the 80s
Thx for the show